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The skin OF fH,e Earth

We talk good deal about boring and
digging into the bowels Of the earth. 1t
is mistake. We have never reached the
bowels Of the earth any more than the bill
of great gnat that pricks you on the ab-
domen reaches your bowels.
The human skin is about one two
hundredth and fiftieth of the diameter of
the body; allow the earth a skin proper
tionately thick and it will be so miles
through.
The deepest borings have been about a
half mile, not through the false or outer
layer of skin; not near to the cults vera
The highest mountains have only shown
US what may be brought at about one tif-
teenth the thickness OF the carths skin
Could We go through this thick hide into
the real flesh and blood of the earth what
wonders might be discovered
At the last session OF congress there was
n movement to get an appropriation 10
bore q hole as deep A. il could possibly be
made under the direction ol the best
engineers, but it failed. Money 50 ap-
propriated would bc spent To- much bet
ter purpose than that appropriated for
explorations 10 the north pole and many
other objects.
The heat and gaSScS al tho Cafth's
interior arr 10 hc the forces OF the future
for motor power, lighting and heating. \
bore TO, -, 20, - miles deep NAV be i'm
possible, but he is not wise who says i'm
possible of anything within human en-
deavor.
We simply mean that, since 80 much
has been discovered by merely scratching
and puncturing the false skin OF the earth,
might not wonderful results De obtained
10y reaching through its skin?
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NUMBER 27.
CLEANING OLD BOOKS.

Rare Books Restored to Their Former
BEAUTY by n Secret Chem cal Process.
William, Boob cleaner and Re
storer, is the sign on the door in O
dingy room in Nassau street. The
room, as usual thing, contains only
two tables, two chairs, some glass
trays, number of bottles and an i'm
mense pile of books of all sizes and
ages.
Mr.. Burkitt, a weszened little old man,
of English birth, enjoys the reputation
Of being the best book-cleaner and re-
storer IN tins city.
In conversation with reporter he
said:
'' It Is far better never to have n valu-
able work retouched than to have il
badly cleaned, for an unperfectly
washed book contains seeds that will
sooner or later cause its destruction.
There are very few good cleaners, for
the reason that each Cne has peculiar
method of working, which he keeps
secret, and so the knowlege Is confined
TO a very small number.
When get book which requires
cleaning L remove the cover, cut the
stitches and divide the work into
sheets. / then pick out those sheets
which are merely dirty, and separate
them from those which have stains of
ink, oil, or any of the many stains
which fall to the lot of books.
Those that are simply dirty place
IN bath composed of half a pound of
chloride of lime and thesame quantity of
soda to a full quart of water In this
bath l allow them to soak until all dis
coloration has died away and the paper
has regainad its proper tint.
WI, Il L
move the leaves with the greatest care
and lift them into bath of running
cold water. In this bath l allow them
to remain from six to twelve hours.
This removes all trace of the lime
which, if allowed to remain, would IN
time rot and destroy the leaves.
After taking the leaves from this
second bath, I leave them to thorough
ly dry on that flannel covered table
Then L lmmerse them in bath of size
and water, and again dry them well.
After that they are pressed between
glazed boards over night, and that
finishes the job.
If the sheets are oil-stained, dilute
spirits of salts with fve times its bulk
of water and allow the oil stained sheets
to soak for four minutes, after which
they must be treated to a thorough
bath Of cold water
"To remove ink stains use a solution
of Oza!ic acid, but great care should be
exercised in the after washing with cold
water.
elf the grease is a mere spot on the
leaf, place the page between two sheets
of blottirg paper and press a hot iron
over the place. This meIts the grease,
which is absorbed by the blotting-
paper.
q When the grease is removed in
thiS way TliEt the spot with a little
h@2t"l tngv4ntiEe on q camel han.
brush. Should the paper, as IS Prob
ahla, lose is color dqriaE this opera
tion then press the place with n very
fine han3ka. chief soaked IN heated
spirits of wine, and the color viii re-
turn.
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FARMING NOTES
Teaching "A Horsc "a stand.


u is v.rv ii~rgrccaIlr u have {.
dure the actions Of an inn able, iIor
horse. 4 person is jcTked back J.
seat. or PERHAPS thrown against H. g.
wheel when prcpa. 20 ride IL
ridgc, by the animal. refusing 10 stan
this unpleasant habit leads not
queutly 10 = degree Of vcxatioG
causes a sale, o. a sacrifice. Of an
wise valuable animal, or perhaps I.
by damage 10 vehicles while punIsl
is being inflicted.
Refusing TO stand is al a habit, c
by striking the horse at time Of sta
or by allowing il 90 practice that ma
of action until il hs- become 2 e.
nature After uuh.tuhing the bal
an animal that Is Impatient the {.
should be quiet, that is move leisU
and be in no hurry about getting int,
carriage. II the horse starts, check
once, and then move about quietly a
get III and out, not drawing upon
lines unless 10 stop its movements.
short, do not allow it TO 90 until
hidden, if haE an hour is required 10
quer the first time. \ horse viii {
learn what is desired, and will stan
stolid as if made Of stone until il is c
manded to move.
1t is always a good plan to have
lines within reach, but not TO draw |
upon them until YOU are ready TO E
The silent bit signal is as good as
word OF mouth ii rightly managed.
After getting into the carriage take
the lines gently, and when propeIi
hand draw in until a pressure is II
upon the lips, and give quiet star
word, always the same, and there vi
prompt obedience.
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The Colorado Poet.

Miss Jessie A. Cole is a Colorado
girl. She has written a volume of
poetry which is purely Coloradon.
Boundless expanse, lofty mountains,
beetling crags, dark canons, rushing
cataracts, filtered sunshine, waving
grass, and sturdy, honest Western
flowers, with here and there glimpse
of cactus abound.
The first poem in the book,
" Colorado" is replete with gems of
thought.
Here is q gem:
Colorado has poured into the worlds
currency
Over IOO. 900, 900 In silver and gold,
Its mines embrace lead, copper and
gold,
And heaven only knows what they
yet hold,
Too. besides its being a land for
health
And besides all Its mineral wealth,
Colorado holds out promising re-
ward for
The farmer and stock grower
The description of Denver is con-
tained in n poem of 100 lines of four
line stanzas, and Is as clear cut as
O cameo.
The following stanza will give one
an idea of the cameo:
"Denver's inhabitants are 10000 up to
date,
The largest, thriftiest city Of Col
orado,
And the capital OF the State,
And county seat OF Arapahoe."
Miss Cole sorrows but little, lut
sorrows deeply when she does sorr ".
In the poem entitled Brol IN
Life" she describes the feelings OF q
young girl who has been Tilted.
She says:
He told me that he loved me-
That with me he'd never part.
All at once he changed his mind,
And tramPles on my very heart.
II / should live a thousand years
OF course none of us can
I'd never forget those broken VOWS
Nor love another man."
Il Denver Coli News
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The Largest Farm I'm the World.

Eastern farmers may obtain a new idea
OF large farms from the description given
below, furnished TO the -. Louis Repub-
hcan by a correspondent. 1t is located in
the southwest corner of Louisiana and
extends 100 miles north and south and
many miles east and west. 1t is owned
and operated by northern capitalists.
whose general manager, J. B. Watkins.
gives the following account of its work
Ings
The l 100000 acres Of our tract" Mr..
WatkInks said, was purchased in 1888
from the state OF Louisiana and from the
United States government At that time
II WAS vast grazing land for the cattle
OF the few dealers III the neighborhood.
When l took possession | found over 30
600 head OF half-wild horses and cattle.
My work was 10 divide the immense tract
into convenient pastures, establishing
stations or ranches every SIX miles. The
fencing alone cost in the neighborhood OF
$4,000. The land | found to be best
adapted 10 rice, sugar, corn and cotton
All our cultivating, ditChing, etc, is done
by stean-pOwer We take tract. say
hall a mile wide, for instance, and place
an engine on each side. The engines are
portable, and operate cable attached 10
four plOws, and under this arrangement
We are able 10 plOw 80 acres q dav with
only the labor OF three men. Our har-
rowing, planting and other cultivation i
done IN like manner. In fact, there is
not a single draft-horsc on the entire
place We have, OF course, horses Tor
the herders of cattle, of which we now
have 5000 head. The Southern Pacific
railroad runs for So miles through our
farm. We have three steamboats, operat-
ing on the waters Of our own estate, upon
which there are 800 miles of navigable
waters. We have an iCe-house, a bank. a
ship-yard and rice mill"
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SIuinn Sneakers.

To succeed upon the stump, one must
possess good supply of words. To shine
upon the stump, a shrewd knowledge OF
human nature with touch of humor anG
a store of old Jokes are necessary. The
orator ambitious of such distinction is not
called upon to possess vast stores of info:
nation, nor any profound study OF pOhti
cal questions. Such knowledge is not
only wasted, but is a positive injury. lhe
crowd asks mainly TO be entertained DOT
TO be enlightened. Like st. Paul. mucL
learning makes them mad. A running
acquaintance with the political events OF
the day, with a ready knowledge OF news
paper editorials added to the old stories
and humor, are all the orator needs.
1t is necessary to have an eye to dress
If one INDUCES in fashionable garments
he is apt to be regarded with suspicion a.
an aristOcrat. To part the hair in the
middle Is fatal. II the crowd reIua. ns
about such a senseless innovator, it will
be TO put dead cats and old boots into ac-
tive circulation. Even bricks and stones
have been resOrted TO for the purpose Of
emphasizing an audiences disgust
l knew an orator once, and he is a dis
tinguished politician, who exasperated q
crowd by looking at them from behind
some diamond studs in his shirt bosom.
His attention being called to this blunder,
he cunningly turned the obnoxious studs
so that plain gold appeared, which the
scamp assured his hearers was brass, and
so his popularity was restored.
Nor must one go to the other extreme,
and affect very plain apparel. The
American people, We all know, are too
enlightened to be humbugged in this way
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EBENSBURG, PA, FRIDAY, JULY %, 1887.
LEGISLATIVE BODIES,

There is no one name for the Imperial
Legislature OF Germany the Bundesrath
Is composed OF representatives OF the dii-
ferent States of the empire, and is therefore
equivalent to our Senate. The Reichstag
is composed of representatives of the Ger
man people, und thus corresponds to our
House. In France the Corps Legislatif,
the Senate, and the Chambre des Dcpu-
tes correspond TO our terms. The legisla-
tive body OF the AustrO- II ungariau en-
pire is known as the Delegations il Is
composed of l2O members, sixty sent by
the Hungarian Reichstag The Delega-
tions OF each State sit and vote scperately,
and there is no division into Upper and
Lower Houses. The Legislatures of the
two States, however, are divided into two
Houses: the Austrian Rcichsrath into a
Herrcnhaus House of Lords, Senate).
and Abgeordnetenhaus blouse OF com
mons, Representatives and the Hunga-
rian ReichStag into House of MagHates
and a House OF Representatives SwItZer-
land has Parlement, with Stacnderath
(Senate) and Nationalrath blouse OF
Representatives. The Legislature OF
Italy IL called the Parlamento and Is com
posed of a Senate and a Camera de De
putati. Spain has a Cortes, composed OF
a ScnadO and Junta. Norway has a
StOrthing or Great Court, composed of
lagthing and an Odelsthing; the dele
gates are chosen not 20 either one of these
houses, but to the Storthing, and decide
between themselves who shall sit in each
hOus.. The Odelsthing has the power OF
our House, while the Lagthing has much
the same power as our Senate. Sweden
has a Diet, composed of two chambers
the Erste Hammer and the Zweite KAN
mer. The law-making body of Holland
(the Netherlands) is called the General
staaten, or States General, and has two
chambers, the Erste and the Zweite Kan
mere. Belgium has no one name for its
legislative body, which is composed of
Chambre des Representants and a Senat,
the latter being the Upper House.-.S,m.
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THRRR should be dairy schools attached
to most af the agricultural colleges where
girls as well as boys could attend snl
learn how to make butter and cheese.
Why should not the women of the land
have chance 20 get some OF the abund-
ance of information to be had at our
agricultural colleges? Surely the women
have 10 work on farms, and hard too.
LINE Is not only essential to the soil
but also to stock, and should the food
supplied be deficient in bone. For every
100 parts OF phosphoric acid in bone there
are l20 parts of lime. \ herd OF cows in
Germany having only soft water Ia drink
were affected with n disease called bone
brittlcness, but when the herd vas sup
piled with hard water the disease disap-
peared.
LACTID ACID and glycerine, mixed with
water in the proportion OF one pound OF
each to eight pounds of water make
soldering mixture Tor tin cans III which
fruit. flesh or vegetables are to be con
taincd, which is reported harmless from
a health point Of view. 1t has been tried
successfully in canning fish and has none
OF the poisonous properties OF the chlor-
ide of zinc in common use
CLAY is perhaps the most difficult of
all soils Ia work. If cultivated when too
wet il becomes lumpy and hard when
dry. ii plowcd when very dry conSid-
crihlc power il needed, and then the
work i poorly performed. For this rca-
son if ior no other, clay lands should Toe
thoroughly undrrdraiucd that they may
Ice kept III proper condition 10 work at
nearly all Seasons
a HrsHEL OF corn, when contracted
into lard. or cheese or butter SAYS the
New Orleans 1ipISs- D,I10crpt, can find It's
market anywhere in the world where the
cost OF scndiug the corn itself would make
a market for il impossible. EcSidcS this,
in the making Of the lard or butter "A
makurial residue is left on the land in
stead Of being carried away To icrtilize
foreign fields This is the Kernel ot the
argument Tor mixed farming instead OF
grain farming"
Squash and melon seed which have
been grown in Contiguity are never
Trustworthy. All the gouri tribe are 80
closely related a. to intcr-hrccd with great
facility, aud the seeds which are really
the fruit, become mixed and impure.
Melons grown from seed thus adulterated
/ have & coarse and disagrccable flavor and
are wholly worthless As the mixing IL
due 10 the effect of insects, which carry
. the pollen from one plant to another, the
/ seed should be gathered only from plants
which are grown in the centre OF field
or patch.
To KEEP flies ont of the stable nothing
1 is better than soft soap and carbCir acid
thrown on the floor once or twice a dav.
The mixture may be made of crude car
bolic acid, which can be obtained very
! cheap, and ordinary soft soap. The
amount of the acid depends on the
strength OF the soap. This can bc easily
told 10y pouring the two together and let
ting them stand after thoroughly mixing
for an hour or two. Then mix little
with soft water. ii too much aoId Is
present 1T will be shown by PARTICLES of
I'll floating on the surface Two or three
t,hlcspoonsfu of acid to quart Of soap
. viii usually suffice.
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= New U.e cog The TcIcnhone.

An ingenious Belgian has hit upon n
new way Of utilizing the telephone
HousthOlders in Liege who sleep toa
sOunlIv, or whose servants have Ot an
quircd the difficult art OF early rising, ca
be supplied with little bell al the head
OF their beds which Is in communicate
with the telephone office. Bv giving an
order at headquarters, the subscriber can
be awakened daily, or upoR any sper.al
occasion, at any hour which he NAV de
sire. The bell Is not like AN alarm. uU.sh
distur1s the sleeper Tor a !cN iu~,au,~
land thcu allows him pla,iily 10 taa. oH
again. II goes on tink'.ug without ,cssa-
ton until the subscriber intimates ro
headquarters that he has had quite
enough OF ".
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The range business, il would seen, /
another sin TO answer for and il IS O.
which affects everybody. # appears tn
by improper branding thousands ci hid
are so injured that they are cOmpaIatiy
ly worthless. 1t is estimated jhat the ic
from this source at Chicago alone Il !
100000 year, and that throughout
entire country II viii reach 100000. /
considerable leather that T. damaged
this way gets into the leather articles Ia
We use, and, OF course, X not so scrviC.
able. The cattle men say that they CO
not remedy the evil. They must bran
and brand practically as they now DO
to protect their property. They cauncl
they say, use smaller brands, Tor the
could not be distinguished in rOunlin
up. They can not brand Oh less vaiu,
able part OF the hide, for the bran
would not be prominent enough. Tina
may an be true, but that does not he'll
the tanners, or the purchaser OF an III.
perfect leather article. Five millions o
dollars, too. is pretty high cost Tor :
method, and u save that ought 10 be
sufficient motive to-attcmpt 10 devise
some less Objectionable means to rQsci
the desired end. But there is one fac
that is plain enough 10 anybody who wl.
examine these branded hides. Many u
them are not properly done. The dept
OF the brand is often powerfully sugges
tive that the brute who did the work be
came angry with the animal for som,
reason, and branded l. Tor punishment
In one conclusion all VIII agree and tha
Is there Is no necessity for burning tn,
animal clear through a little sense ant
humane feeling would DO much to modi
fy the evil complained Of
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origin Of the Oppression -Deadhead.

- s., mark that Il. H. said Gen
or A Nstuf.-r J. W. Sclrau-ce OF the Erie
rNpres, Lac uII'r day ~ 1 brought in =
p0C...-ss 10 De sen % New AoIk- You
Sc you're "a GcaGAoad a a newspaper
man a.. Il wont co L you anything"
''IugtJ doesn't approximate 10 dead
be I, 4 .uqo:
"Nu. a.J at al. 4 deadhead Is anoth-
CT kind %. an individual. You know how
the ,rru originated. Noy You've heard
OF Mr. D. Ii COvIlie, OF ChiC.gos'
"Aes; hc was mayor OF the town
once"
That Is the man.
q lie was az one time agent for the
United States Express Company, and he
Used 10 rcooIs . a grca. number Of per-
sOHal lacA4grS which weIe. OF course,
free " eli, he got 50 many Ih~t the
CivrA- got tired II writing on them, ID.
l.. ClVilIe. free, and they would just
chalk WI, ID. H.. Every body around
The Office anew that that meant II was
for Mi. ID. II. COVIlle, and that nothing
was 10 Uc charged.
Fina y all free packages came TO be
nlarAed p b. H., anu At last some smart
cLap Jr.nsia- u the letters a5 STANDING;
foE ds.-1Eeal.'
II Is u worry expressive term, too.
lSE Il II Cincinnati Times-Star.
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BLASTING STUMPS.
Easy Way OF Getting Rid of These OBJ
structiOns.


structions.
It is almost impossible to get at the
exact cost of blowing out stumps
with Hercules powder, as 1t de
pends upon the size and condition
of the stumps.
By condition I mean: First, if the
stump stands on q firm or mucky,
sandy soil. Second, if it is solid or
partly rotten.
OF course, it makes a great deal of
difference as to the size of the stump;
large stump will take from one to
one and half pounds, while a small
one only requires about one-half pound,
and perhaps less.
In handling the powder one can
not use too much precautlon, al
though if handled carefully the powder
is safe.
/ got my powder for about twenty
pound. with cap and fuse complete;
but by buying large quantities L
presume II could be purchased for
less
There is a book of directions that
comes with the powder, and these
should be carefully followed.
Now if the ground is solid, the
powder can be used by drilling down
under the roots of the stump, and as
nearly under the centre as possible,
placing the charge there and banking
it up some, so that the full force
of the powder will be against the
stump.
Always use fuse enough, so that
after lighting you can get back out
of the way.
If the ground is soft, the best way
is to bore into the centre of the stump
and place the charge, for if it is placed
under, as in the other case, it will
only blow the dirt out and leave the
stump standing.
1t can also be used successfully on
powders, and thus rid the ground OF
these troublesome things. - Farm and
Fireside.
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At the Theatre.

1t is generally supposed that people go
to the theatre to be amused. Men do
as a rulc; they relish nothing better
than hear. Y laugh. But IL seems to be
different With women, many OF them at
least.
They enjoy what they call good cry,
ana are apt TO crowd to > e a play of the
tr.e hydraulic order. They are not sat
isiied 10 20 once for Il bath o. tears !;
they go ag.in and again, and each time
they weep more and more. They must
reVCi III the luxury of woc.
A poet says: Nature, who gave wo-
man more tears to shed, gave her more
cause To shed them"
Whether this be true or not she often
appears TO seek 4 lachrymo-e cause at
10 little trouble TO h'rseE. This i In
cumprehen ible 10 men, who do not, as a
rule, like 10 pay for the privilege of feel
ing badly.
But then SO many peculiarities of the
othec sex are incompI ehensible TO men
that IL is useles, for them to attempt
their undcIstan ing. They should sim
ply accept the fact, and cease to specu-
late as To causes.
The only safe generalization Is that
men are Men, and women are women.-
n. \. Commercial Advertiser.
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RibIscal Learning.

Baptist preacher, we'll known In
Macon asked four other preachers of
other denominations whether Zedekiah
WAS one of the minor or one of the major
prophets.
They all agreed that he was one of the
minor prophets, and We're much disgust
cd with themselves when they discovered
that no was no prophet at ALL lSsvsn-
nah News.
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To Help Your Town.
Talk about il.

Talk about il.
Write about IT.
Beautify the streets.
Be friendly TO everybody.
Elect good men to all offices
Keep your sidewalks in good repair.
See all you can and buy all you can at
home.
Ii you are rich invest in something.
employ somebody.
Be courteous TO strangers that come
among you, so that they 90 away with
good impressions.
Always cheer on the men who 90 in
for Improvements. Your portion of the
cost will be nothing but what is lust.
Don't kick" at any proposed improve
ments because il Is not at your own door.
or for fear that your taxes will be raised
fifty cents.
To HURT YOUR TowH.
Oppose improve mentS.
Mistrust its public men.
Run IL down 10 strangers
Go TO some other town 10 trade.
Refuse 10 advertise in your homo
paper.
Do not invest a cent: lay your money
out somewhere else
Be particular 10 discrcdit the motives
of public-spirited men.
Lcngthen your face when a stranger
speaks OF locating IN your place.
Ii a man wants to buy your property
charge him two prices for it.
II he wants anybody elSe's, interfere
and discourage.
Refuse 10 see the merit i'll any scheme
that does not directly benefit you.